East African Business Week (Kampala)
Geoffrey Bakulu
15 March 2009
opinion
Foreign dignitaries from Winston Churchill to King Faisal have referred to Uganda as the earthly paradise or the Biblical Garden of Eden.
Winston Churchill in his best seller book 'My African Journey' (1908) had this to say of Uganda: "My journey is at an end, the tale has been told. The reader who has followed so faithfully and so far has a right to ask what message I bring back.
It can be stated in three words: Concentrate upon Uganda!... Nowhere else in Africa will little money go so far? Nowhere else will results be more brilliant, more substantial or more rapidly realised. Uganda is from end to end a 'beautiful garden' where 'staple food' of the people grows almost without labour. Does it not sound like a paradise on earth? It is the Pearl of Africa."
Uganda is a landlocked country located astride the equator. With an area of 236, 580 sq. kilometres, it is bordered by Sudan in the north, Kenya to the east, Tanzania and Rwanda in the South while the Democratic Republic of Congo is to the west. It is a country blessed with varied and spectacular scenery to fill one action packed holiday and still leave scores of other experiences to be enjoyed on a return trip.
From the snow-capped Rwenzori Mountains through the virgin rolling hills of the eland to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest, from Lake Victoria down the mighty Nile River to Murchison falls National Park, the country Uganda contains immense natural and cultural wealth.
It is in Uganda that over 50% of the world's endangered gorillas are still preserved; it is the same place where the mighty Nile starts its long journey to the Mediterranean Sea.
Uganda is undoubtedly renowned for its mountain gorillas. However, the country is more than just gorillas! The are also the cheetah and ostrich in Kidepo National Park, the giraffes and crocodiles in Murchison falls, zebras and eland in Lake Mburo National Park, which are all a must see. The launch cruise along Kazinga Channel and the Nile River famed for their close view of hippos, birds and crocodiles not forgetting the tree climbing lions of Queen Elizabeth National Park are all true rewards to the discerning traveler.
But the magic of safari isn't all this great country has to offer. For the more intrepid adventures bungee jumping and a climb to the snow-capped legendary mountains of the moon - Mt. Rwenzori - are a must for the daring. Other interesting offers include chimpanzee tracking, birding, fishing, kayaking and the friendly people that complete the true story of Uganda.
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